Can perforating and contents pouring lid



v. N. HAMILTON 1,920,385 BAN PERFORATING AND CONTENTS POURING LID Filed Oct. 25, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I I l l o 33 as a 29 '6 ll 22 a1 1o I I 14 1a !NVENTOR.

Aug. 1, 1933. v. N. AMILTON CAN PERFORATING AND CONTENTS POURING LID 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed Oct. 25. 1930 'vide a simple, emcient and inexpensive device respective views,

a pouring spout for the container and can. 16 of a hanger 19 secured to the side of the conatented Aug. 1, 1933 CAN PERFORATING AND CONTENTS POURING LID Victor N. Hamilton, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor to W. D. Rogers and Harry Kema, both of Los Angeles, Calif.

Application October 25, 1930. Serial No. 491,168

2 Claims. Ul. 65-61) This invention relates to improvements in condrawings and specification, and then more partainers holding liquids and more particularly to ticularly pointed out in the appended claims. means for pouring 'out the contents thereof. In the drawings, wherein similar reference One of the objects of this invention is to pro characters designate similar parts thruout the 60 of this character whereby a can of condensed Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention, milk or of syrup and the like is adapted to be Figure 2 is a vertical sectional elevation perforated to provide a discharge opening and thereof, at the same time is provided with a discharge Figure 3 is a top plan view of the container spout enabling the contents to be drained out of with the lid shown sectionally, 65 the can thus perforated thru the spout instead Figure 4 is a top plan view of my invention, of ordinarily thru and out of the hole. Figure 5 is a side elevation of the lid in re- It is well known that cans of condensed milk versed position, or of syrup call for perforation at two points; Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of the lid, at one point to provide a pouring hole and at Figure 7 is a side view oi the container with another point to provide an air hole allowing the lid raised, air to escape into the can to facilitate the pour- Figure 8 is a iragmental end elevation of my ing operation. invention, and

Another object of the present invention is to Figure 9 is a fragmental sectional elevation provide an attachment for cans of condensed showing the push button in a depressed position. milk and the like so constructed, arranged and In the drawings, which are merely illustrative designed, that when pressed into contact and of my invention the metal container 10 is of tuengagement with the top of the can a hole is bular formation open at its top and at its hotinstantly formed in the top of the can and means tom, its interior being designated 11, and this inserted into the hole by which the contents of container is formed with an annular bead 13 the can can be discharged out of the can thru at its lower base end which is concavo-convex a spout to assure that thesaid contents of the in cross section as at 14. The head reinforces can will not stream'down the sides of the can in the container and strengthens the same, also an unsanitary manner. providing therefor a rigid stand. A handle or 5 A further object of this invention is to proball 12 is secured to the rear of the container. 8 vide upon a container holding a can of con- A lid 23 is provided of annular formation havdensed milk, syrup or the like a lid hingedly ing the dome-shaped imperforate top 24, and mounted thereon and performing the three-fold having at its rear portion the rectangular exservice of closing the top of the container, tension 24' provided with hinge collars 15 with perforating the top of the can, and providing which register and interconnect the hinge collars A still further object of this invention is to tainer by fasteners 20 or the like. 17 designates provide, in conjunction with a container in which an ofiset portion carrying the hingecollars 15 of a can is mounted a lid for closing the containthe lid and 18 designates the pin connecting mover, this lid being provided with a depending atably both sets of hinge collars of lid and hanger. tachment upon its under side and front end The lid has a flange designed to snugly fit around providing a spout for the container to allow the the upper annular part of the container. A can contents of the can to be poured out thru this of condensed milk or syrup or other similar conspout, means being carried by the attachment tents is placed into the container and a leaf for perforating the top of the can to permit spring 22, secured at 23a to the inner face of the the contents thereof to reach the spout in a wall of the container serves to frictionally engage sanitary condition. the can, being depressed by the can to provide A further object of this invention is to prointerengagement between can and container. vide a lid upon a container or in conjunction with The lid has a cylindrical cap-shaped push buta can of condensed milk whereby the container ton 32 slidably mounted therein at the end of the may be closed, and, at the same time, the top lid adjacent to the hinge of the lid, and a spring of the can can be perforated at two points. arm has one end secured at 38 to the under side With the above and other objects in view, my of the lid, has an intermediate portion 36 con invention consists in the combination, arrangenected by an ofiset 37 to the secured end of the no ment and details of construction disclosed in the spring arm, this intermediate portion being spaced out of contact with the dome 24 of the lid. At the free outer end of this spring arm is an inverted U-shaped integral piece 35 fitted securely into the cap push button 32 so as to yieldingly support this push button. Depending from the spring arm U-shaped portion is an integral can top perforator or perforator arm 34 disposed coaxially of the container. When the push button is depressed this perforator will enter the top of the can and produce a hole therein for air venting purposes.

The lid is formed upon its under side and medially at its front end with a hollow outlet lip 30 producing an opening that communicates at its inner end with a spout about to be described.

The container is also formed with an integral or hollow perforator. When the lid is closed the.

lip' 30 thereof rests snugly in the lip 21 of the container 10, and then the only part that opens out of the lid is the discharge lip 30.

In operation, when the can is held frictionally against the spring 22 in container 30, the cutting edge 27 of the hollow perforator 26 rests upon the top of the can; the lid may then be pushed or pressed into the top of the can, thereby forming a hole in the can and lodging in this hole; then by imparting a sharp blow as with the palm of the hand upon the push button 32, the same is depressed, and made to perforate the can again. By tilting the container the contents of the can may now be poured out of the tubular perforator and thru the outlet 30. I do not limit myself to the exact details herein disclosed save as covered in the claims. I

What I claim and intend to seek protection on is as follows:

1. In a device as described, the combination of a tubular can having an upper front medial concavo-convex forwardly projecting lip, a lid hingedly' connected upon said tubular can diametrically opposite to said lip, said lid at its forwardmost medial portion being formed with a forwardly projecting pouring lip, being U-shaped in cross-section and designed, when the lid is closed, to overlie so as to rest upon the can lip snugly, a depending tubular perforator formed upon said lid to the rear of the lip, said lid having a horizontal spout passage communicating at one end with the tubular perforator and with the lid lip at its opposite end, the under side of said passage being formed in a plane with the lid lip, the main top body of the lid terminating in back of the lid lip, whereby to open the passage at a point directly over the can lid, said tubular perforator having a lower beveled punching edge.

2. In a device as described, in combination a tubular can, a lid closing the same and hinged thereto at one end, said lid having a circular hole, a cap telescoping in said hole with its closed part disposed outermost, a spring arm having an upturned terminal secured to the underside of the lid, whereby it is spaced below the lid, the opposite end of the spaced portion of the spring arm being shaped to provide an inverted U-shaped member engaging the closed top and the side wall VICTOR N. HAMILTON. 

